Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor, Eduardo Paes, participated in the opening of the second day of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting at Marina da Glória on Thursday, February 22. This is the most important meeting of the G20 Diplomatic Track—the group of the world's largest economies—before the Summit that will bring together heads of state and government on November 18 and 19, also in Rio de Janeiro.
Eduardo Paes was invited by Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, who presides over the assembly. Participants in the Foreign Ministers Meeting include U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the UK’s Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister David Cameron, and the ministers and representatives of the other G20 member countries plus the European Union and the African Union.
Throughout 2024, over 120 G20-related events are planned in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro will host various meetings to discuss topics that will be addressed in November.
“Rio is the G20 capital. There are more than 40 official events from the diplomatic and finance tracks. Resources for the necessary decisions to address issues like hunger, inequality, and how to make the world safer amid wars that threaten political systems like democracy will be discussed here. These various topics will be debated in Rio de Janeiro. There will be six ministerial meetings and technical-level meetings leading up to the grand Summit in November, along with the Social Summit, a G20 innovation,” said Lucas Padilha, President of the Rio G20 Committee.
Event Structure
The Rio City Hall was responsible for setting up the entire structure for the Foreign Ministers Meeting, which, in addition to presenting discussions on topics such as global governance and international tensions, serves as preparation for the November Summit.
“City Hall agencies, coordinated by the Operations Center and the Rio G20 Committee, worked together with State Government agencies and, primarily, the Federal Government to provide the largest security force since the Olympic Games. This ensured a secure corridor and all necessary infrastructure in the Marina da Glória and Palácio da Cidade areas to welcome the more than 40 delegations attending the event. The structure setup at Marina da Glória was fully coordinated with Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said Lucas Padilha.
